In Reply to: I know this is gonna hurt but what the hey … posted by mikeo on January 04, 2025 at 21:46:07
it is especially important to Mick Cronin.
Clark contributes on the defensive end - Mack and Perry not so much.
DA is super quick and our best at staying in front of opposing PGs.
He badly needs to recover his offense. As Cronin said, he's not playing well and he needs to play better. If he does not, he will play less and less.
The most telling interaction between Cronin and a player was after Harris got in and defended an opposing player, winding up fouling him 30 feet from the basket. Cronin pulled Harris off the court and talked with him. Harris answered back and Cronin turned in disgust, threw up his hands so as to say "I've had enough" and sat down.
Dylan risks the same and if his defense slips and is no longer necessary and his offense does not improve, he'll wind up on the bench also.
But DA is still needed on this team. It's Cronin's job to figure out how to make that happen and it's up to Dylan to get it done.
If he can